There has been three months of moderate trend growth. Recreational good retailing (six months) and Other retailing (nine months) have had strong trend growth. Household good retailing (one month) and Hospitality and services (five months) had moderate growth. Food retailing had weak trend growth in December 2007.

VICTORIA

There has been six months of moderate or strong trend growth. Clothing and soft good retailing (18 months), Recreational good retailing (five months), Other retailing (six months) and Hospitality and services (four months) have had strong trend growth. All other industries have had two or three months of weak growth.

QUEENSLAND

Trend growth has slowed from strong growth in August 2007 to weak growth in December 2007. Recreational good retailing (six months) and Other retailing (ten months) have had strong trend growth, while Department stores (one month) and Clothing and soft good retailing (six months) have been in decline. Food retailing (one month) and Hospitality and services (four months) had weak trend growth.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

After four months of strong growth there was moderate trend growth in December 2007. Food retailing (five months) and Hospitality and services (11 months) have had strong growth.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

There has been moderate trend growth for six months. Clothing and soft good retailing (two months), Other recreational good retailing (one month) and Hospitality and services (three months) have had moderate trend growth. All other industries have had at least one month of weak growth.

TASMANIA

There has been five months of weak trend growth. Recreational good retailing has had a decline in the trend estimate for each of the last six months. Food retailing has had five months of moderate growth and Household good retailing has had six months of moderate or weak growth.